1.
Early In The Morning - with Van Morrison
(vocals & harmonica) – Van, B.B. and
Lucille sound mighty, mighty fine y’all.
This slow blues is music to my ears.

2. Tired Of Your Jive –
with Billy Gibbons (guitar – left side
& vocals) – as you’d expect
there is a lot of blues guitar, far mellower
than any of ZZ’s stuff. Piano and horn
accompaniment.

3. The Thrill Is Gone –
with Eric Clapton (guitar – left side)
– blues at its best, you can’t hear
anything less than zest in B.B.’s vocals
absolutely no signs of slowin’ down. Man
I love that guitar. These two bluesmen trade
licks throughout.

9. There Must Be A Better World Somewhere
– with Gloria Estefan (vocals) –
the better of the two female duets, you get
a lot of B.B. Gloria’s part is a sexy-jazzy
vocal. This is another prominent after hours
piano blues song.

10. Never Make Your Move Too Soon
– with Roger Daltrey (vocals) –
a happy combination of Memphis bluesman and
English rocker, kind of like the Who meets the
King of Blues – oh wait that’s what
it is.

11. Funny How Time Slips Away
– with Bobby Bland (vocals) by Willie
Nelson – the bass made up most of the
music on this slow, old school bluegrass-country-blues
ditty.

B.B.
has the birthday, and gives us fans this awesome
gift. Thanks B.B., happy birthday. While never
really being a fan of duet releases, this is
among the best. For B.B. and blues aficionados
this is a must have. I liked most all of the
songs; my favorites were tracks 1, 3, 7 &
12.